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FISHERY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (FIPs)

Fishery Improvement Projects provide a platform for fishermen, seafood buyers and suppliers to develop a strategy to improve a specific fishery by considering better policies and management over a given time period. Engagement in a FIP allows producers and processors access markets which demand sustainability and environmental credentials. The aim of a FIP is to improve sustainability within a fishery and progress to certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

Fisheries need a high level of organisation and funding to meet the rigor of international fishery sustainability standards. A FIP provides a starting point to organise participants in a fishery to ultimately achieve certification to international fishery based sustainability standards.

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Portunus pelagicus

Fishery: 

Gillnet caught blue swimming crab

FAO Area:  Palk Bay Area 57

Client: Crab Meat Processors Association (CMPA)

CAB for audit: SCS GlobalUSA

Funding: National Fisheries Institute Crab Council, USA

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Nemipterus randalli

Fishery: Trawl caught Japanese threadfin bream

FAO Area: Southwest coast Area 51

Client: Ghadre Exports, Ratnagiri

CAB for audit: Sustainability Incubator, USA

Funding: Ghadre Exports, Ratnagiri

Parapenaeopsis stylifera

Fishery: Trawl caught karikadi shrimp

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: SEAI Consortium

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Heterocarpus woodmasonii

Fishery: Trawl caught Indian nylon shrimp (Deep Sea Shrimp)

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: A consortium of processors led by Choice Canning Company

Status:

  • Fishery mapping by CMFRI
  • Pre-assessment Report submitted
  • Stakeholder meetings held
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Heterocarpus chani

Fishery: Trawl caught Indian nylon shrimp (Deep Sea Shrimp)

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: A consortium of processors led by Choice Canning Company

Status:

  • Fishery mapping by CMFRI
  • Pre-assessment Report submitted
  • Stakeholder meetings held

Aristeus alcockii

Fishery: Trawl caught Indian nylon shrimp (Deep Sea Shrimp)

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: A consortium of processors led by Choice Canning Company

Status:

  • Fishery mapping by CMFRI
  • Pre-assessment Report submitted
  • Stakeholder meetings held
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Metapenaeus dobsoni

Fishery:Trawl caught poovalan shrimp

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: SEAI Consortium

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Uroteuthis photololigo duvaucelii

Fishery:Trawl caught Indian squid

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: SEAI Consortium

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Sepia pharaonis

Fishery:Trawl caught pharaoh cuttlefish

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: SEAI Consortium

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Amphioctopus neglectus

Fishery:Trawl caught webfoot octopus

FAO Area: Kerala/ SW coast Area 51

Client: Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: SEAI Consortium

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Katsuwonus pelamis

Fishery:Pole and line caught skipjack tuna

FAO Area: Lakshadweep Area 51

Client: Department of Fisheries Kavaratti

CAB for audit: Control Union Pesca UK

Funding: WWF-India, International Pole and Line Foundation

Status:

  • Bait fisheries management plan completed by CMFRI, Pre-assessment & FIP development completed
  • Stakeholder meetings held
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Penaeus semisulcatus

Fishery: Trawl caught flower shrimp

FAO Area: Palk Bay/ Gulf of Mannar Area 57

Client: ALDI SÜD /SHORE Germany

CAB for audit: Independent consultant

Funding: ALDI SÜD /SHORE Germany

Status:

  • Fishery mapping by CMFRI
  • Pre-assessment Completed
  • FIP to be initiated
  • One stakeholder meeting held